The state of New York has decided to implement The Excelsior Scholarship, a government aid program aimed at making state and city colleges in New York tuition free.
Anybody who is in high schools knows that a high school diploma is not what it used to be.
For most students, higher education, ma...

Among all the required reading for seniors are classics like “Frankenstein” and “Hamlet,” but my personal favorite is a story - well, several stories - that are relatively unheard of: “The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer.
As a story of storytelling (think Arabian Nights), stories...

Cal High senior Divya Wadhwani passed away due to a debilitating muscle disorder. She lost her battle to mitochondrial myopathy on Jan. 16.
Divya had been battling the disease since she was a toddler, and had been in the hospital undergoing treatment on and off since April 2014.
Although she had...

Publishing a scientific study is no easy feat. Publishing a scientific study while in high school is even more remarkable.
But that’s exactly what senior Radhika Balagopal is about to accomplish.
After reading a study published in February 2014 by Dr. Anne Sereno, a professor of neurobiology...

Cal High has dozens of clubs on campus, many of which have distinguished themselves behind the leadership of members of the Class of 2014.
Here are a few of those clubs:
DECA is a model business club that fosters entrepreneurs and leaders.
DECA club members compete in conferences with people...

Indie music is often misunderstood. Generally speaking, it tends to be disregarded as a genre for only hipster kids and the painfully ironic.
Many people envision a group of manic depressive musicians gazing longingly at their shoes as they play gloomy, melancholic music. But a group of five Cal High...

May and June are the darkest times of the year. Readers, be forewarned: the seniors are coming.
Nobody is safe from their wrath. No celebrated teacher, no undersized freshman, not even the most innocent of bystanders.
One may ask, what could possibly go wrong?
Everything. Everything imaginable...

by Emily Jones, staff writer
Shades of gold and silver in the forms of sparkling sequins have long gleamed in the formal dance dress scene, but for the 2012 prom and ball season, they stepped out into the spotlight.
Metallics were spotted at certain spring and summer 2012 fashion shows, and made...

English classes are forever associated with books and reading. Some books students love and can’t wait to read, while others they hate but are forced to read. Here are best and worst required reading books in the eyes of staff writers Esther Lu (freshman and sophomore reviews) and Christina Calderon (j...

by Christina Calderon, staff writer
With the lights shining down on her, her tutu in perfect position, and her ballet shoes strapped on tightly, senior Nicola Stone is ready for another performance.
Stone is no stranger to performances and has been dancing since the age of three. Fourteen years...